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NEAL GITTLEMAN’S 30TH SEASON

THREE ART FORMS. ONE FREQUENCY.

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Fall / Winter 2024 September Dvořák, Stravinsky, and Brahms September 13 & 14

Young People’s Concert: Pure Imagination October 30

November

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific

Broadway By Request

September 21 & 22

November 2

Chamber Music: Influences and Innovations

Beethoven, London, and a World Premiere

September 29

November 8 & 9

October

Elf in Concert

Dayton Ballet Studio Ensemble: Momentum

December

November 22 & 23

October 6

DPYO Winter Concert December 1

Coppélia

October 18, 19 & 20

Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors

Don’t Stop Believin’: The Music of Journey

December 6

October 26

Hometown Holidays December 7

Table of Contents

The Nutcracker

December 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22

Handel’s Messiah

Audience Resources .................... 4

December 18

Artistic Directors ........................ 6

The Nutcracker: Sensory Friendly

Company Dancers ....................... 9

December 20

Today’s Program Philharmonic Musicians ........... 11 Our Members ............................ 16 Corporate/Foundation Partners... 18 Board of Trustees and Staff......... 19

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To our beloved Greater Miami Valley community, We are pleased to be back with another season of performances that will exhilarate your mind, lift your spirit, and electrify your imagination!

We have collected your feedback— whether via survey, through a standing ovation, or in casual conversation at Starbucks. We have listened: there were performances you wanted to see; works that, perhaps, you weren’t crazy about; new ideas; and old favorites.

Our one-of-a-kind artistic team has taken this feedback and crafted a thrilling lineup specifically for you.

In addition to all the performances you see on stage, DPAA serves over 65,000 students and adults through our learning programs: the Dayton Ballet School, Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, concerts for students downtown and performances in their schools, and so much more. Stay tuned this season as we announce some groundbreaking partnerships that will expand our Learning and Community Engagement work with students of all ages!

And finally, to add to the buzz, we celebrate Neal Gittleman in his 30th year at the helm of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. During Neal’s tenure, he’s led the orchestra to artistic heights and played an integral role in shepherding the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance into fruition. For his 30th and final season, we celebrate Neal through crowd-favorite artists, world premieres, and monumental classics. We hope that you will attend often this season!

Whether you’re with us for the first time or returning for the hundredth, welcome!

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Audience Resources Is this your first time at a DPAA event? If so, welcome! To ensure your visit is meaningful and enjoyable, we offer the following resources.

Box Office The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance proudly partners with Dayton Live for its box office services. Contact the box office at (937) 228-3630 or visit the office in the Schuster Wintergarden.

Restrooms Restrooms—and family restrooms—are available on each level of the Schuster Center and Victoria Theatre.

Accessibility DPAA is committed to providing easy access to the arts. If you have accessibility needs or questions, please contact the box office.

Audio description is available upon request for patrons who have vision loss. Describers provide a live, objective, descriptive delivery of the visual elements of a performance in between the dialogue and/or music via a small receiver.

Requests must be received two weeks prior to an event and are subject to the availability of the Describer. Please call the box office to make arrangements.

Assistive listening devices are available for all performances. Check out a device from the guest services kiosk or from a house manager in the lobby.

DPAA provides sign language interpretation upon request for performances at the Schuster Center and Victoria Theatre. Requests for sign language interpretation must be received two weeks prior to the event and are subject to the availability of the Interpreter. Please call the Box Office to make arrangements.

Age Recommendation Our events are recommended for age 6 and up.

Military Appreciation and Discount Programs In addition to our standard military discount, DPAA offers a Military Appreciation Program for active-duty military members, retired veterans with ID cards, and WPAFB government civilian employees in the region. Each household may

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receive four free tickets annually. Contact the box office to redeem.

Group Sales Bring a group of 10 or more; share a one-of-akind experience; and save up to 30% on tickets!

Contact our Engagement & Patron Services Manager, Kate LaFollette, at (937) 535-5443.

Local Dining Make it a night on the town! We recommend the following dining options: Blind Bob’s, Figlio Wood Fired Pizza, Jay’s Seafood, Joui, Lily’s, Manna Uptown, Meadowlark Restaurant, Mudlick Tap House, Salar Restaurant and Lounge, Spaghetti Warehouse, Table 33, The Caroline, and Troll Pub at the Wheelhouse.

Lost and Found / Security In the event you lose an item at a performance or require assistance from the security team, call (937) 637-7366. For the safety of those in the audience, behind the scenes, and on stage, everyone who enters the performance space is required to pass through metal detectors.

Questions?

For additional ticket questions or information, contact our Engagement & Patron Services Manager, Kate LaFollette at (937) 535-5443.

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Artistic Directors

Neal Gittleman

Kathleen Clawson,

Artistic Director, Philharmonic

Artistic Director, Opera; Dr. Ron Anderson and Robb Sloan-Anderson Chair

The 2024–2025 season is my 30th on the DPO podium, following founder Paul Katz, Charles Wendelken-Wilson, and Isaiah Jackson. Next year Keitaro Harada takes over. Until then, I’ll be surrounded by fabulous musicians and fabulous music. Favorite pieces by favorite composers. A world premiere and a U.S. premiere. A ballet I’ve conducted more than a hundred times (The Nutcracker) and one I’ve never conducted before (Cinderella). One of my favorite operas (Amahl and the Night Visitors). And my first-ever concert of country music! But what keeps popping into my head again and again as I think about this last year as your conductor? Song titles by my favorite band, The Beatles: “The Long and Winding Road,” “Come Together,” “We Can Work It Out”. And again and again, these lines: “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” Except for me, it’s “… equal to the music you make.” And of course, “P.S. I Love You!”

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Kathleen Clawson begins her fifth season as Dayton Opera Artistic Director and Dr. Ron Anderson and Robb Sloan-Anderson Chair. Clawson began directing for the Opera in 2009 and has directed 19 productions since, including serving as dramaturg and stage director for the world premiere of Finding Wright.

An acclaimed opera director, she directed The Santa Fe Opera’s world premiere of Shoes for the Santo Niño (2011) and was stage director and dramaturg for their world premiere of UnShakeable (2016).

A mezzo-soprano, Clawson’s credits include soloist with the Dayton Philharmonic, productions with The Santa Fe Opera and Dallas Opera, recording de Falla’s “El Amor Brujo” for Maria Benitez’ Teatro Flamenco tour, and singing “Mother Abbess” in Debby Boone’s international tour of The Sound of Music.

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Brandon Ragland

Keitaro Harada

Brandon Ragland has more than a decade of professional experience as a dancer, choreographer, and educator. He trained in Birmingham, AL, and has a bachelor’s degree in Dance-Arts Administration from Butler University. After graduation, Ragland danced with Alabama Ballet, followed by Louisville Ballet in 2010, spending 13 years as a leading artist.

A respected choreographer, Ragland choreographed works for Louisville Ballet, Alabama Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, AROVA Contemporary Ballet, Next Generation Ballet, Sedona Chamber Ballet, and The Perla Ballet. In 2017, Ragland was honored to perform with the Black Iris Project at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as part of the Kennedy Center’s Dance Across America Program. He has received numerous awards, including “Best Artist” in Louisville Magazine and The Lift a Life Foundation’s “Emerging Leader in the Arts Award” from The Fund for the Arts.

Named Music and Artistic Director Designate for Dayton Philharmonic for the 2024–25 season, Keitaro Harada will begin a five-year tenure as Music and Artistic Director with the 2025–26 season. As Music and Artistic Director of the Savannah Philharmonic since the 2020–21 season, Harada has transformed the orchestra and energized its audiences throughout the community with his imaginative programs and charismatic presence.

Artistic Director, Ballet; Sponsored by Dr. Troy Tyner and Dr. Ingrid Brown

Music and Artistic Director Designate, Philharmonic; Sponsored by Barbara O’Hara

Harada is a recipient of the 2023 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. In 2024, he was named Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Partner for the Aichi Chamber Orchestra. Harada was Associate Conductor for four years at the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops, where he regularly assisted Music Director Louis Langrée and collaborated with James Conlon and Juanjo Mena at the orchestra’s annual May Festival.

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Company Dancers New Dancer Photo to come

Connor Barak

Claire Bergman

Nicolas Bierwagen

Erin Blair

Harrison Broadbent

Emma Duncan

Alyssa Eyster

Hailey Flanagan

Jasmine Getz

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Tomasin Corrente

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Katy Gilliam

Isaac Jones

Patrick Lennon

Tarique Logan

Kyan Park

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Lukas Pringle

Francisco Rivera

Studio Company Dancers

Belle Urben

Catherine Voorhees

Jalen Williams

Xochitl Atienza Sara Beth Austin Daniela Bennetti Analiese Capponi Ryan Norman Elizabeth Sabol Amber Huggett

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Elf in Concert November 22 & 23, 2024 • Schuster Center ARTISTS Neal Gittleman, conductor Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

PROGRAM “Elf” Directed by Jon Favreau Produced by Kent Alterman, Cale Boyter, Julie Wixson Darmody, Toby Emmerich, and Jimmy Miller Written by David Berenbaum Starring: Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Edward Asner Mary Steenburgen Zooey Deschanel Music by John Debney Cinematography by Greg Gardiner Edited by Dan Lebental Produced by New Line Cinema and Guy Walks Into a Bar Productions Distributed by New Line Cinema

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About CineConcerts Justin Freer, President/Founder/Producer Brady Beaubien, Co-Founder/Producer Andrew P. Alderete, Chief XR Officer/Head of Publicity and Communications Andrew McIntyre, Director of Operations Brittany Fonseca, Senior Marketing Manager Si Peng, Senior Social Media Manager Worldwide Representation by Opus 3 Music Preparation by JoAnn Kane Music Service Sound Remixing by Justin Moshkevich, Igloo Music Studios CineConcerts is one of the leading producers of live and digital music experiences performed with visual media, and continues to redefine entertainment. Founded

by Producer/Conductor Justin Freer and Producer/Writer Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts will engage over 4.8 million people worldwide in concert presentations in over 1,749 performances in 48 countries through 2022, and recently launched CineConcerts +PLUS—a global digital network and app suite with hundreds of exclusive podcast episodes and produced content. CineConcerts continues to work with some of the most prestigious orchestras and venues in the world including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and more. Recent and current live and digital concert experiences include Elf in Concert, The Pinball Concert (Digital), The Polar Express in Concert, Rudy in Concert, The Passion of the Christ in Concert, The Da Vinci Code in Concert, The Harry Potter Film Concert Series, Gladiator Live, The Godfather Live, It’s a Wonderful Life in Concert, DreamWorks Animation In Concert, Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour, Breakfast at Tiffany’s in Concert, and A Christmas Dream Live.

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About the Composer John Debney Composer

John Debney is the ultimate film music character actor.

In equal demand for family films such as Jingle Jangle, Come Away, and Elf as he is for adventure films like Iron Man 2, the Oscar-nominated composer also scored the powerful and poignant The Passion of the Christ. Debney is an agile jack-of-all-genres: sci-fi adventure (ORVILLE), composing for comedies (Bruce Almighty), horror (Dream House), and romance (Valentine’s Day) with the same confidence and panache. Debney is also known for his work in such films as Princess Diaries, Sin City, Liar Liar, Spy Kids, No Strings Attached, The Emperor’s New Groove, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Hocus Pocus. Debney’s work also includes Disney’s The Jungle Book directed by Jon Favreau, Fox’s Ice Age: Collision Course directed by Mike Thurmeier, and Twentieth Century Fox’s award-winning musical The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron. Debney’s most recent films include The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey and directed by Harmony Korine, the Warner Bros. comedy feature Isn’t It Romantic starring Rebel Wilson, Paramount Pictures’ family adventure feature Dora and the Lost City of Gold, and Bleecker Street’s biopic Brian Banks. Upcoming for Debney is Come Away directed by Brenda Chapman and starring Angelina Jolie.

Born in Glendale, California, Debney’s professional life began after he studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts, when he went to work writing

music and orchestrating for Disney Studios and various television series. He won his first Emmy in 1990 for the main theme for The Young Riders, and his career soon hit a gallop. Since then, he has won three more Emmys (Sea Quest DSV), and been nominated for a total of six (most recently in 2012 for his work on the Kevin Costner western miniseries Hatfields & McCoys). His foray into videogame scoring—2007’s Lair—resulted in a BAFTA nomination and a Best Videogame Score award from The International Film Music Critics Association.

Debney has collaborated with acclaimed directors as diverse as Robert Rodriguez, Garry Marshall, Mel Gibson, the Farrelly Brothers, Jon Favreau, Jim Sheridan, Ivan Reitman, Peter Chelsom, Rob Cohen, Brian Robbins, Tom Shadyac, Sam Raimi, Adam Shankman, Howie Deutch, Renny Harlin, Peter Hyams, and Kenny Ortega. He was nominated by the Academy for his Passion of the Christ score. Inspired by that score, he then created The Passion Oratorio, performed in 2015 in the historic Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain in front of 6,000 people during Holy Week. In 2005, Debney was the youngest recipient of ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Career Achievement Award.

“If I’m doing my job well,” says Debney, “I need to feel it. I really try to make sure that whatever I’m doing—even if it’s a comedy—that I’m feeling it and feeling either humor or the pathos or the dramatic impact of what I’m seeing.

That’s the way I approach it.”

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The Holiday Cheer Doesn’t End Here!

DPAA has so much more in store this winter! Grab your friends and family and prepare for a holly-jolly holiday season!

Amahl and the Night Visitors FRI December 6 at 7:30pm A heartwarming story of kindness and generosity, this opera is the perfect beginner’s opera and a joyous way to usher in the holiday season for the entire family!

Hometown Holidays SAT December 7 at 7:30pm Associate Conductor Patrick Reynolds and the Philharmonic continue the 2024 Holiday Season with DPAA’s annual Hometown Holidays concert! Full of sing-a-longs, toetapping holiday melodies, and traditional carols, this festive concert will have even Ebenezer Scrooge humming a merry tune!

The Nutcracker FRI December 13 at 7:30pm SAT December 14 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm SUN December 15 at 2:30pm FRI December 20 at 7:30pm SAT December 21 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm SUN December 22 at 2:30pm From the creative minds of Artistic Director and choreographer Brandon Ragland, the timeless story of Clara’s magical Christmastime journey returns to the stage, set to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous score performed live by the Dayton Philharmonic.

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David Goist

Kirstin Greenlaw, Acting Concertmaster1

Aurelian Oprea Associate Concertmaster2

Youjin Na, Acting Assistant Concertmaster3

Elizabeth Hofeldt

Mikhail Baranovsky

Louis Proske

Sean Klopfenstein

John Lardinois

Kara Camfield, Acting Principal4

Ann Linn Baer, Acting Assistant Principal

Nick Naegele*

Lynn Rohr*

VIOLIN II The Peter and Patricia Torvik 2nd Violin Section Philip Enzweiler*

Janet George

Scott Moore

Gloria Fiore

Maggie Niekamp

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Bill Slusser

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Colleen Braid, Assistant Principal

Karen Johnson6

Scott Schilling

Lori LaMattina

Mark D. Reis

Jonathan Lee, Principal

Christina Coletta, Assistant Principal7

Mark Hofeldt

Nadine Monchecourt

Oleg Babkov

Deborah Taylor, Principal10

Jon Pascolini, Assistant Principal

Donald Compton

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Leslie Dragan

Belinda Burge

Molly Castrucci8

Lucas Song9

BASS

Zoë Moskalew

FLUTE AND PICCOLO

Stephen Ullery

Christopher Roberts

James Faulkner

Bleda Elibal

OBOE AND ENGLISH HORN

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CLARINET

Robyn Dixon Costa

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John Kurokawa, Principal13

Rachael Young, Principal14

HORN

Kristen Smith15

Aaron Brant, Principal16

Lotti Ropert

Todd Fitter

Charles Pagnard, Principal17

Alan Siebert

Richard Begel

Chad Arnow19

TRUMPET

Amy Lassiter

Sean Vore, Assistant Principal

TROMBONE

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Eric Knorr

Tyler Bentley, Acting Principal18

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TIMPANI

Timothy Northcut, Principal20

PERCUSSION

Gerald Noble, Acting Principal21

HARP

Michael LaMattina, Principal22

Davi Martinelli de Lira23

Leslie Stratton, Principal24

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Special thanks to all our DPAA Members who keep the classical arts thriving in Dayton with their annual donation.

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IMPRESARIO AES Ohio Foundation The Charles D. Berry Foundation Virginia W. Kettering Foundation Schiewetz Foundation Harry A. Toulmin, Jr. and Virginia B. Toulmin Fund of The Dayton Foundation MAESTRO Kettering Health VIRTUOSO Dayton Freight The Mary H. Kittredge Fund of The Dayton Foundation Bill and Jackie Lockwood Fund to Support Opera LEGATO AES Ohio The Berry Family Foundation Cox First Media Dayton Aerospace Marriott University of Dayton Miriam Rosenthal Foundation for the Arts The Shubert Foundation The Troy Foundation The Nick and Edna Weller Charities, Inc.

SONATA The Dayton Hydraulic Co. Enterprise Roofing Harlamert Foundation Heidelberg Distributing Company Johnson Investment Counsel The Kuntz Foundation Levin Family Foundation LION Nova Creative NPS Cares Foundation PNC INTERMEZZO Coolidge Wall Sam Levin Foundation Omega Baptist Church Pickrel, Schaeffer, and Ebeling OVERTURE Barnes Dennig Houser Asphalt and Concrete Requarth Lumber Company Voss Auto Network

CONCERTO 10 Wilmington Place Arts Consulting Group Bob Ross Auto Group The Charles F. Kettering Foundation Discover Classical 88.1 WDPR/89.1 WUSO/89.9 WDPG The Kettering Family Foundation iHeartMedia Mathile Family Foundation

ADDITIONAL MAJOR SUPPORT BY: Culture Works Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council

ARIA The Iddings Foundation Victory Wholesale Group

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Dayton Performing Arts Alliance

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Board of Trustees and Staff OFFICERS Joseph Zehenny, Chair Patricia McDonald, Vice Chair Dr. Ed Tomme, Chair Emeritus Tom Burkhardt, Treasurer Timothy Riordan, Assistant Treasurer Rev. Joshua Ward, Secretary Rodney Veal, Assistant Secretary BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. Ron Anderson Libby Ballengee Dr. Zachary Beck Ashley Bethard Jim Butler Christopher Coombs Allyson Danis Courtney Ditmer Dr. Samuel Dorf Deborah Gross Col. Mary-Kathryn Haddad Michael Howard Xavier Johnson Dr. G. Scott Jones Robyn Lightcap Patrick Martin Peggie McQuiston Shannon Joyce Neal Barbara O’Hara Todd Press Burt Saidel Dori Spaulding John Tate Rick Thie Abbie Trittschuh Katie Wahl Dr. Daniel Zehringer ARTISTIC DIRECTORS EMERITUS Thomas Bankston, Opera ADMINISTRATION Patrick J. Nugent, President and CEO Michael Sieveking, Managing Director Teri Warwick, Chief Financial Officer Sue Martin, Accounting Manager ARTISTIC Kathleen Clawson, Artistic Director, Opera Neal Gittleman, Artistic Director and Conductor, Philharmonic Brandon Ragland, Artistic Director, Ballet Patrick Reynolds, Associate Conductor, Philharmonic; Conductor, Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Steven Hankle, Director, Philharmonic Chorus Carolyn Sweezy, Manager, Philharmonic Chorus

Maureen Hickey Haitch, Conductor, Philharmonic Youth Strings Michelle Mastin, Conductor, Philharmonic Junior Strings Jeffrey Powell, Chorus Master, Opera Chorus Sharon Neumeister, Company Teacher and Rehearsal Assistant Rachel Cahayla Wynne, Rehearsal Director and Dayton Ballet Studio Company Manager DEVELOPMENT Bill Perry, Vice President for Philanthropy Lynnette Ivey, Director of Institutional Giving Allie Haines, Membership Manager Anne O’Hara, Development Operations Manager LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Jeaunita Ìféwándé Château Olówè, Vice President for Learning and Community Engagement Jacqueline Griffin, Learning Programs Manager Melissa McCoy, Engagement Programs Manager Megan Forney, Dayton Ballet School Education Manager; Co-Director of Dayton Ballet School Ensemble Gabrielle Sharp, Co-Director of Dayton Ballet School Ensemble Elizabeth Sabol, Ballet School Registrar Vicky Archibald, Ballet School Receptionist MARKETING Brittany Laughlin, Vice President for Marketing and Audience Development Olivia Budde, Marketing Coordinator James Mikolajewski, Marketing and Patron Acquisition Manager Kate LaFollette, Engagement and Patron Services Manager OPERATIONS Theodore Nelson, Vice President for Operations and Artistic Planning Milena Treer, Director of Production Tim Crommes, Company Manager Patrick Keough, Technical Director Sean Vore, Orchestra Personnel Manager Lyn Baudendistel, Wardrobe Supervisor Eric Knorr, Orchestra Librarian Kelly DeLisle, Resident Stage Manager Lloyd Bryant, Recording Engineer The stagehands of IATSE Local 66 The wardrobe members of IATSE Local 886

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HARRY A. TOULMIN JR. AND VIRGINIA B. TOULMIN FUND OF THE DAYTON FOUNDATION BILL AND JACKIE LOCKWOOD FUND TO SUPPORT OPERA THE MARY H. KITTREDGE FUND OF THE DAYTON FOUNDATION ADDITIONAL MAJOR SUPPORT PROVIDED BY